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Geneviève Lavoie
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digest number 3005

Post by Geneviève Lavoie » Tue Aug 20, 2002 6:44 pm

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----- Original Message ----- From: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 3:42 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Digest Number 3005 > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > There are 25 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. RE: Ideal inseam > From: "Dennis R. Eastman" > 2. nklr - got ticket for no motorcycle endorsement > From: "wilbur_lakeland_fl" > 3. Re: nklr - got ticket for no motorcycle endorsement > From: Tengai650 > 4. Re: nklr - got ticket for no motorcycle endorsement > From: RM > 5. Re: AlCan5000 Emergency! Help in B.C? > From: "bradcdavis" > 6. Re: Ideal inseam > From: "klrz4ever" > 7. Subject: Ideal inseam > From: "Apex" > 8. RE: Re: Ideal inseam > From: Dave Watkins > 9. Re: Subject: Ideal inseam > From: "W.V. Doran" > 10. KL:R sold > From: "johnwhouchins" > 11. RE: nklr - got ticket for no motorcycle endorsement > From: Wilson John T Civ 53 CSS/SCNS > 12. Lowering Links sold > From: "millerized_2000" > 13. Re: Replace speedo? > From: "judjonzz" > 14. Re: Ideal inseam > From: Devon Jarvis > 15. Re: NKLR X-games > From: Krgrife@... > 16. Re: NKLR X-games > From: "Gord Mounce" > 17. Re: Ideal inseam > From: "judjonzz" > 18. Re: nklr - got ticket for no motorcycle endorsement > From: "Combat_Tourer" > 19. New Orleans KLR sighting...? > From: "Mark St.Hilaire, Sr" > 20. 99 KLR FS in Ohio > From: "Mark McCoy" > 21. Re: Lowering links FS > From: "btlynx" > 22. RE: Re: Lowering links FS > From: "Dennis R. Eastman" > 23. Re: Ideal inseam > From: "btlynx" > 24. Re: AlCan5000 Emergency! Help in West Canada! > From: Devon Jarvis > 25. Re: AlCan5000 Emergency! Help in West Canada! > From: ephilride@... > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:33:52 -0400 > From: "Dennis R. Eastman" > Subject: RE: Ideal inseam > > I've got a 30" inseam. My KLR has a dipped Corbin and 1" lowering links. > It's perfect for me. I have tried the 1.5" links but I bottomed out too > much. The rear shock spring would either need to be replaced with a > progressive spring or I would need to lose about 45 lbs to make the 1.5" > work. Sounds like the progressive spring would be the way to go.. > > If you are looking for a big bore dual sport and you vertically challenged > like I am, I'm pretty certain that the KLR has the lowest seat height out > there. If you want to do some real trail thrashing with a little road > riding, the Super Sherpa seems like it would be a lot of fun and it's a lot > shorter. > > ~Dennis~ A15 > Concord, NC > > > -----Original Message----- > From: floatsam74 [mailto:floatsam74@...] > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:23 AM > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Ideal inseam > > > Hi all. I am posting this question with trepidation in this forum. > What is the ideal inseam (without shoes) for KLR650 after lowering > it. I think my inseam is about 28' or 29'. The riding would be 75/25 > mostly touring & commuting. I would add about 2' max for the shoes. > Thanks guys. I really wanna own a KLR650...but people say it aint for > me. > Flotsam > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 14:48:39 -0000 > From: "wilbur_lakeland_fl" > Subject: nklr - got ticket for no motorcycle endorsement > > Live in Florida and was wondering if anyone else out there has had a > ticket for no motorcycle endorsement ?? > > When I got my klr few months ago, Kaw salesman told me just of moving > violation if riding one up with no endorsement, and criminal one if > you have a passenger. Well, guess it is a criminal one with up to six > months jail time even riding one up. > > Anyone else go to court over this ? > > Never been to court in my life, and been riding motorcycles in > florida for 30 years. Not making excuses for not getting the > endorsement, but think they need to revamp the process. > > If the motorcycle sales people not going to be up front with you due > to they want to make a easy sale, make it mandatory to have the > endorsement before you ride it off the lot. > > Yall think it will just be a fine ? > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:58:57 -0400 > From: Tengai650 > Subject: Re: nklr - got ticket for no motorcycle endorsement > > At 2:48 PM +0000 8/19/2002, wilbur_lakeland_fl wrote: > >Live in Florida and was wondering if anyone else out there has had a > >ticket for no motorcycle endorsement ??Well, guess it is a criminal > >one with up to six > >months jail time even riding one up. > >Yall think it will just be a fine ? > > Kick someone's ass on the first day; otherwise, you'll be somebody's > bitch for 6 months. > Mark > B2 > A2 > A3 > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:03:45 -0500 (CDT) > From: RM > Subject: Re: nklr - got ticket for no motorcycle endorsement > > > On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Tengai650 wrote: > > >Kick someone's ass on the first day; otherwise, you'll be somebody's > >bitch for 6 months. > > May I also suggest: > > http://www.soaponarope.com/ > > Prison football is bad. Any game where you start off as a tight end and > later play wide receiver is not a good one. > > RM > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:03:43 -0000 > From: "bradcdavis" > Subject: Re: AlCan5000 Emergency! Help in B.C? > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., Tengai650 wrote: > > At 9:59 PM -0400 8/18/2002, Devon Jarvis wrote: > > >I just got off the phone with Tumu's wife Kirsti. He ran out of > phone > > >card and couldn't call himself, so I don't have the full story. > > > > > >Tumu is in Fort Nelson, B.C at the Woodlands Inn. He is in > desperate > > >need of a rear wheel assembly for his KLR, to finish the AlCan. I > don't > > >know the whole story, I'm hoping to hear from him when he gets to > the > > >hotel. > > > > I don't have a spare but he can borrow my rear wheel assembly if it > would get him through the rally. By the time it would arrive in BC it > would probably be too late to help I think. > > Good Luck Tumu! > > > Brad in NC > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:19:05 -0000 > From: "klrz4ever" > Subject: Re: Ideal inseam > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "floatsam74" wrote: > > Hi all. I am posting this question with trepidation in this forum. > > What is the ideal inseam (without shoes) for KLR650 after lowering > > it. I think my inseam is about 28' or 29'. The riding would be > 75/25 > > mostly touring & commuting. I would add about 2' max for the shoes. > > Thanks guys. I really wanna own a KLR650...but people say it aint > for > > me. > > Flotsam > > My inseam is 30-31", my KLR is stock height, and I don't wear thick > soled shoes, so I'm always on my toes at stoplights. I can almost get > the balls of both feet on the ground at the same time. That's all you > need to keep the bike upright. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I haven't > dumped it yet for lack of leg length in 13 years of KLR riding. > > __Arden > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:56:31 -0500 > From: "Apex" > Subject: Subject: Ideal inseam > > Flotsam > > I ride a KLR 600 which has a slightly larger ground clearance > than the KLR 650 and I'm barely 5'7", I can barely touch both tiptoes > to the ground at a stoplight, the only problem I ever encountered > was mounting and dismounting until I started mounting like a horse > with the sidestand down, it took a little getting used to but after > about 7500 mi. of a variety of riding I am quite comfortable, I'd say > go for it, if it proves a problem just get the lowering links installed > however I'd bet after a few weeks riding you wouldn't bother. > Fred J > > > Hi all. I am posting this question with trepidation in this forum. > > What is the ideal inseam (without shoes) for KLR650 after lowering > > it. I think my inseam is about 28' or 29'. The riding would be 75/25 > > mostly touring & commuting. I would add about 2' max for the shoes. > > Thanks guys. I really wanna own a KLR650...but people say it aint for > > me. > > Flotsam > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 09:32:57 -0600 > From: Dave Watkins > Subject: RE: Re: Ideal inseam > > From The Great White North, > > Motorcycling aside as long inseam is long enough to let your legs reach > the ground I think you'll be OK. > > Regards, > > Dave Watkins > Calgary, Alberta, Canada > Voice: 1.403.701.5746 > Fax: 1.403.266.0626 > E-mail: dave@... > WWW: http://www.davewatkins.net > > 1995 / C9 KLR650 "The Prodigal Son" > (came home 4 years after it was stolen) > NO DISCLAIMERS: > I SAID IT, I MEANT IT, I STAND BEHIND IT > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: klrz4ever [mailto:arden_kysely@...] > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:19 AM > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Ideal inseam > > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "floatsam74" wrote: > > Hi all. I am posting this question with trepidation in this forum. > > What is the ideal inseam (without shoes) for KLR650 after lowering > > it. I think my inseam is about 28' or 29'. The riding would be > 75/25 > > mostly touring & commuting. I would add about 2' max for the shoes. > > Thanks guys. I really wanna own a KLR650...but people say it aint > for > > me. > > Flotsam > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 9 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 09:04:50 -0700 (PDT) > From: "W.V. Doran" > Subject: Re: Subject: Ideal inseam > > > #1 Buy the KLR > #2 Wear good boots > #3 Install Corbin dipped seat > #4 Enjoy > WVD > > > Hi all. I am posting this question with > > trepidation in this forum. > > > What is the ideal inseam (without shoes) for > > KLR650 after lowering > > > it. I think my inseam is about 28' or 29'. The > > riding would be 75/25 > > > mostly touring & commuting. I would add about 2' > > max for the shoes. > > > Thanks guys. I really wanna own a KLR650...but > > people say it aint for > > > me. > > > Flotsam > > > ===== > WVDoran > Scottsdale, AZ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > http://www.hotjobs.com > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 10 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 16:12:56 -0000 > From: "johnwhouchins" > Subject: KL:R sold > > Hello, > > I sold my 1993 KLR 650 17,600 miles this weekend located in Omaha > Nebraska. Sold all the accesories I listed also. > > Thanks for the inquiries and interest. > > John Houchins > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 11 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 11:20:07 -0500 > From: Wilson John T Civ 53 CSS/SCNS > Subject: RE: nklr - got ticket for no motorcycle endorsement > > I live in Florida and when I bought my KLR the insurance company told me I > needed an endorsement on my license. The salesman should have known better. > > JT Wilson > 882-5887 > > -----Original Message----- > From: wilbur_lakeland_fl [mailto:dlmccraney@...] > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:49 AM > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] nklr - got ticket for no motorcycle endorsement > > Live in Florida and was wondering if anyone else out there has had a > ticket for no motorcycle endorsement ?? > > When I got my klr few months ago, Kaw salesman told me just of moving > violation if riding one up with no endorsement, and criminal one if > you have a passenger. Well, guess it is a criminal one with up to six > months jail time even riding one up. > > Anyone else go to court over this ? > > Never been to court in my life, and been riding motorcycles in > florida for 30 years. Not making excuses for not getting the > endorsement, but think they need to revamp the process. > > If the motorcycle sales people not going to be up front with you due > to they want to make a easy sale, make it mandatory to have the > endorsement before you ride it off the lot. > > Yall think it will just be a fine ? > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 12 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 16:20:40 -0000 > From: "millerized_2000" > Subject: Lowering Links sold > > ronc@charte****** was the first person to correctly identify himself > as wanting to buy them. Should he not want them, I'll go on down the > line. Thanks for the replies. > millerized > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 13 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 16:34:19 -0000 > From: "judjonzz" > Subject: Re: Replace speedo? > > > > Cheapest, best bet is to forget about your speedo, buy a Sigma sport > bicycle speedo for about 25 bucks, and actually know how fast you are > going. (or program in any your desired level of self-deception). > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., ATO137528@a... wrote: > > OK, the hub and cable appear to be fine, but my speedo STILL doesn't > work. > > It's action is a combination of not working at all, needle swinging > back and > > forth wildly over a 10 -20 mph range, reading much less than actual > speed, > > and working fine...only to go to zero at any moment. Does mean the > problem > > lies with the unit in the instrument cluster? My shop manual shows > it as a > > complete unit in the housing. Is this how it comes from Kawasaki, > should I > > buy a new one? Has anyone had to do this? What's the scoop? > > > > Lamar > > A14 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 14 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:32:12 -0400 > From: Devon Jarvis > Subject: Re: Ideal inseam > > I'm 5'7", 150lb, maybe 30" inseam. I can put the balls of both feet down > at once, which is fine. > > You can get a dipped seat, which will give you another 1" or 1.5", > without losing ground clearance like lowering links would. > > Devon > A15 > > floatsam74 wrote: > > > > Hi all. I am posting this question with trepidation in this forum. > > What is the ideal inseam (without shoes) for KLR650 after lowering > > it. I think my inseam is about 28' or 29'. The riding would be 75/25 > > mostly touring & commuting. I would add about 2' max for the shoes. > > Thanks guys. I really wanna own a KLR650...but people say it aint for > > me. > > Flotsam > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 15 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 12:39:08 EDT > From: Krgrife@... > Subject: Re: NKLR X-games > > In a message dated 8/18/02 11:47:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > motormark@... writes: > > > And he made it look sooooo easy..! Makes Evil Kenevil look silly... > > Remember that ol' Evil was jumping a XR750 with all of 4" of suspension > travel. Makes his jumps seem a little more impressive compared to doing it > on 250 MXr's with 12 inches of travel to soak up the landing. > Kurt G. > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 16 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:51:51 -0600 > From: "Gord Mounce" > Subject: Re: NKLR X-games > > They're both nuts. Doing a backflip across an 80 foot gap is sick! Evel > doing that jump in England where he cratered into a row of buses was pretty > nasty too. I have an mpeg of someone doing a backflip on a snowmobile too. > Those things aren't light! > > They had an on-bike cam on Metzger's bike, facing back towards him. > Amazing! I'm a streetbike guy, with a background in roadracing. The KLR is > as pretty much as far off-road as I get. If I get more than three feet of > air on anything I get nervous, so I have a great deal of respect for guys > that launch like the motocross or freestyle crowd. Mind you, they probably > never saved an 80mph front-end slide with their knee. I guess it's all > experience. > > I think I'll go give the backflip a try on the KLR, after I remove the Givi > bags of course! (kidding) > > BTW - I'm reminded of a former colleague at Motorcycle Online who tried to > do a nac nac on a DR650. Damn near pulled it off. Broke his foot trying > though... > > gord > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 17 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 16:53:08 -0000 > From: "judjonzz" > Subject: Re: Ideal inseam > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., Devon Jarvis wrote: > > I'm 5'7", 150lb, maybe 30" inseam. I can put the balls of both feet > down > > at once, which is fine. > > > > You can get a dipped seat, which will give you another 1" or 1.5", > > without losing ground clearance like lowering links would. > > > > Devon > > A15 > > > Don't waste money on lowering links or dipped seats. Spend it on > pizza, seafood alfredo, and Big Macs: Make up in girth what you lack > in inseam. You'll ride lower and feel better. > > > floatsam74 wrote: > > > > > > Hi all. I am posting this question with trepidation in this forum. > > > What is the ideal inseam (without shoes) for KLR650 after lowering > > > it. I think my inseam is about 28' or 29'. The riding would be > 75/25 > > > mostly touring & commuting. I would add about 2' max for the > shoes. > > > Thanks guys. I really wanna own a KLR650...but people say it aint > for > > > me. > > > Flotsam > > > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > > > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 18 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:21:56 -0000 > From: "Combat_Tourer" > Subject: Re: nklr - got ticket for no motorcycle endorsement > > Riding in a state that requires the endorsement for over 30 years and > the salesman should have known better? > > T > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., Wilson John T Civ 53 CSS/SCNS > wrote: > > I live in Florida and when I bought my KLR the insurance company > told me I > > needed an endorsement on my license. The salesman should have > known better. > > > > JT Wilson > > 882-5887 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wilbur_lakeland_fl [mailto:dlmccraney@i...] > > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:49 AM > > To: DSN_klr650@y... > > Subject: [DSN_klr650] nklr - got ticket for no motorcycle > endorsement > > > > Live in Florida and was wondering if anyone else out there has had a > > ticket for no motorcycle endorsement ?? > > > > When I got my klr few months ago, Kaw salesman told me just of > moving > > violation if riding one up with no endorsement, and criminal one if > > you have a passenger. Well, guess it is a criminal one with up to > six > > months jail time even riding one up. > > > > Anyone else go to court over this ? > > > > Never been to court in my life, and been riding motorcycles in > > florida for 30 years. Not making excuses for not getting the > > endorsement, but think they need to revamp the process. > > > > If the motorcycle sales people not going to be up front with you due > > to they want to make a easy sale, make it mandatory to have the > > endorsement before you ride it off the lot. > > > > Yall think it will just be a fine ? > > > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 19 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:22:58 -0400 > From: "Mark St.Hilaire, Sr" > Subject: New Orleans KLR sighting...? > > We're recently back from a 25th anniversary cruise that left from New > Orleans. We arrived a day early to spend some time in the city, and took the > trolley car from the Prytania Street area toward the Garden District on > Saturday, August 10th around 4:15pm. Around the Birch Street area we passed > a 2001 / 2002 KLR whose rider had a guitar in a black case strapped to his > back. > > I'm curious to know if it was a lister, maybe Marshall? (I saw signs for > Slidell, so I assume it's in the area of New Orleans, and could have been > you.) > > Mark > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > "There's too much talk and not enough walk" > - Petra: Beyond Belief > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > Mark St.Hilaire, Sr > > HomePage: > http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html > KLR650 Motorcycle Pages: > http://klr6500.tripod.com/ > > My Adelphia Email can be "iffy." If > you don't get a response, please try: > KLR6500@... > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 20 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:31:40 -0400 > From: "Mark McCoy" > Subject: 99 KLR FS in Ohio > > 1999 KLR650 with 12,000 miles. Bike is located in Dayton, OH and is in great shape, (unfortunately) little time off road. Pictures can be viewed at: http://home.woh.rr.com/markandjanemccoy/ (scroll down past the VFR) > > Mark McCoy > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 21 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:32:19 -0000 > From: "btlynx" > Subject: Re: Lowering links FS > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "millerized_2000" > wrote: > > I've got a set of Quality R&D links for sale. I'm not sure on the > > drop, but I can measure them when I get home. They've got the fine > > script "Quality R&D" on the side of them, and have never been > > istalled on my bike. Decided that I like the extra clearance, and > > that I don't need to touch the ground anyway. I got them for $45 > > shipped, I'll sell them for $45 shipped. Anyone? Let me know. > > millerized > > > just for referance > r&d as far as i know only make 1 1/2 inch lowering links for the > klr650 > scootworks make the 2 and 3 inch ones > paul > A16 > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 22 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:37:27 -0400 > From: "Dennis R. Eastman" > Subject: RE: Re: Lowering links FS > > IMHO 2 or 3 inch lowering links would be insane!!! Definitely not > recommended for off-road use. > I suspect you would be replacing your exhaust if you did take it off-road as > the swing-arm would easily make contact with the bottom of the stock > muffler. > > ~Dennis~ A15 > Concord, NC > > -----Original Message----- > From: btlynx [mailto:btlynx@...] > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 1:32 PM > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Lowering links FS > > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "millerized_2000" > wrote: > > I've got a set of Quality R&D links for sale. I'm not sure on the > > drop, but I can measure them when I get home. They've got the fine > > script "Quality R&D" on the side of them, and have never been > > istalled on my bike. Decided that I like the extra clearance, and > > that I don't need to touch the ground anyway. I got them for $45 > > shipped, I'll sell them for $45 shipped. Anyone? Let me know. > > millerized > > > just for referance > r&d as far as i know only make 1 1/2 inch lowering links for the > klr650 > scootworks make the 2 and 3 inch ones > paul > A16 > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 23 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:37:56 -0000 > From: "btlynx" > Subject: Re: Ideal inseam > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "floatsam74" wrote: > > Hi all. I am posting this question with trepidation in this forum. > > What is the ideal inseam (without shoes) for KLR650 after lowering > > it. I think my inseam is about 28' or 29'. The riding would be > 75/25 > > mostly touring & commuting. I would add about 2' max for the > shoes. > > Thanks guys. I really wanna own a KLR650...but people say it aint > for > > me. > > Flotsam > > > actually i think the lowest duel sport thumper is the bmw f650 > 30.1 inches compared to the stock klr of 33 1/2 > the suzuki dr650 also has adjustable suspension dropping it down to > about 31 inches. > paul > A16 > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 24 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:21:31 -0400 > From: Devon Jarvis > Subject: Re: AlCan5000 Emergency! Help in West Canada! > > Anybody in BC, Alberta, NT or within range of Canadian domestic > overnight shipping from Yellowknife! > > Shipping parts from the NE USA won't work in time. > > Tumu needs a sprocket carrier with good bearing in it, and both rear > axle spacers. If you can ship your parts, we can ship replacements to > you so you'll be without for only a few days. > > Gord, I think I missed you but if you can, email me or call (917) 523 > 3209. Anyone else within range to have the parts in Yellowknife by any > time tomorrow, please call. > > Thanks in advance. > > Devon > > > > Gord Mounce wrote: > > > > Shit - I just read this, and now it's probably too late. I'm in Calgary, > > Alberta, which is still about 1,500km from Ft Nelson. I don't have a spare > > rear wheel, but I can pull mine off it it'll get him back in action. > > > > I think he may be screwed either way though. It's such a remote place, that > > it will probably be tomorrow evening before a courier would get there. > > > > let me know. I'll be online for another fifteen minutes, then I'm away (and > > out of cell range) for about six hours. > > gord > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Devon Jarvis" > > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 7:59 PM > > Subject: [DSN_klr650] AlCan5000 Emergency! Help in B.C? > > > > > I just got off the phone with Tumu's wife Kirsti. He ran out of phone > > > card and couldn't call himself, so I don't have the full story. > > > > > > Tumu is in Fort Nelson, B.C at the Woodlands Inn. He is in desperate > > > need of a rear wheel assembly for his KLR, to finish the AlCan. I don't > > > know the whole story, I'm hoping to hear from him when he gets to the > > > hotel. > > > > > > > > > Devon > > > > > > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > > > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 25 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:42:04 EDT > From: ephilride@... > Subject: Re: AlCan5000 Emergency! Help in West Canada! > > How 'bout the mc rental place, maybe they could lend a hand, er wheel. Maybe > they know some KLR riders closer to Yellowknife. > > http://www.arcticmoto.com/ > > For Further Information Contact: > Arctic Motorcycle Tours and Rentals > 1505B Birch St. > Whitehorse, Yukon > Canada Y1A 3X1 > tel: (867) 633-3344 > fax: (867) 633-3866 > e-mail: info@... > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
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